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We had blood drawn once a year by occupational health to monitor for any changes. Like the PP we don't mix our own chemo, it comes mixed from pharmacy with tubing attached and pre primed.

Thanks for the info! I am chemo certified which is helpful. I work with a traveler now that travels to florida often and she did warn me that the pay for nurses in florida was bad. Just hoping its not too bad lol. Since the cost of living is lowe...

I am relocating to the tampa area in the next few months. Working on getting my florida license now. Do you know how the Moffitt cancer center pays? I have 7 years experience with all of it being in oncology/hospice. I make a little more than $30...

I've recently come back into hospital nursing after a year doing home health and the new hospital I work at runs sodium phos with a filter? Is this standard practice at other hospitals? I just don't remember ever doing this. If this is standard pr...

Pharmacy only mixes our chemo as well. In both institutions I have worked at this is how it was.

Thanks for the input everyone. It's interesting to hear what other hospitals are doing. The two other drugs mentioned above I've never hung as I don't work on a unit that does drips. I work in oncology so the drugs we use often with filters are fai...

Nope I leave mine in the garage. I don't like shoes being worn in the house, but hubby always wears his, so I digress.

Hi there. I was in the same situation you were in, I had a DWI, and I had no problem finding a job. I was honest on my application and provided any info they needed and I wasn't asked about it a second time. I did have more issues getting my RN lic...

Hi All, I was hoping someone might be able to answer my question. I will be graduating next May. I've looked on the INOVA website for info on the different preceptorships, but didn't see one about the ICU specifically trauma ICU. They did have one...

Yep RN1's are still making $25 an hour. Wow, I would have thought it would have come up some since 2008.

I had an interview about a month ago, where I interviewed with the nurse manager and then did the peer interview. She introduced me to all the staff during the tour. At the end of the interview she walked me down to the lab to get a drug test. I f...

I had an offer for a contract position for 3-4 months with a temp agency that paid quite well for a new grad. I was going to take it, but I ended up very lucky with an offer for a FT position with a local hospital. I'm not sure what area you are in...

Passed with 130 questions.

Hi I'm also in Va and took my nclex last week. It might be that you took your test on a Saturday, so technically no one was at the BON to receive your results until today. I wouldn't freak out yet. Try tomorrow and see if they are there then. I t...

Hi all..I just wanted to say that the "trick" worked for me as well! I tried it as soon as I got home from the test and got the pop-up and was blocked, checked it again today same thing, called my BON and I have a license so I passed!

I'm still in nursing school, but I was a tech on a step down ICU unit. I think it's more on the line of an ICU, but not as intense as the ICU, but the patients are more critical than in med/surg. Our nurses had 3 patients each. A lot of our patients ...

I think it's a tough time for anyone to find a job, unless they already work at the hospital. Don't get discouraged just keep applying. You might have to go out of your areas of interest to just get your foot in the door and then a year or so down th...

You're very welcome! I'm glad you were able to find a book to help :).

This happened when I worked as a tech on a stepdown ICU floor. One day I saw a few of the nurses all huddled together hysterically laughing. So I went over to find out what was so funny. Well one of the interns or residents had written an order for K...

I actually did ok on the test...suprisingly. We had to get atleast a 62% (conversion score) or we would have to take it again. Luckily I got an 87% so I won't be taking it again. Honestly, I didn't study at all, but that was because I knew I would ha...

Hi there! I just took a Hesi test today that had 160 questions. The one I took was the Exit RN exam so I'm not sure if that is the same one you will be taking. To prepare for it they do have a Hesi exam book that has questions and comes with a cd. I ...

I sent you a PM with the info.

I've never heard of this...I wish I would've known about it, because I definitely would have invested in it. But now with only one paper left...I don't know if it's worth the money for me. Great tip hopefully it will help a lot of others out there. G...

LOL...I might be . I just finished mine and sent it off...what will be will be. Unfortunately I have another paper due at the end of the semester and I'm dreading that one just as much. Why do they do this to us??? APA is the worst thing ever invente...

WOW...I'm going through the exact same thing at this very moment..lol. I too LOATHE writing any research papers or any papers for that matter. APA is also horrible. I have a paper that is due by midnight tonight and I'm still putting the "finishing" ...